October 2009 Newsletter

Hello Ynysangharad member,

Well, we’ve started our ‘new term’ so to speak, and we are slowly getting our systems sorted out. Don’t forget to notify us if you have formally joined this W.I. Group and are not receiving your newsletters etc, and we can look into it for you.

We should appreciate any items you would like placed in the newsletter or something you might have of interest ? Perhaps a recipe ? Would you like company to do something ? Try us, and we will do our best to help you.

October Speaker

Our speaker this month was our own:

Margaret Hill – EFT
Emotional Freedom Technique

Margaret gave a humorous yet thought provoking presentation on EFT. It must have been quite a sight with a room full of ladies tapping their heads. Unfortunately, one lady still will not give up her chocolate !! I am sure Margaret will provide further information if you ask her.

She is a trained Holistic Therapist and her details are: margaret@health-at-hand.co.uk or 01443 412021.


Federation Dinner at the Hi-Tide, Porthcawl

After a number of our members were unable to attend the above Dinner, twelve members eventually went. Approximately 200 women were there from surrounding areas within Glamorgan, so the Porthcawl venue was an ideal place for travelling purposes. A hot beef dinner was served, followed by apple pie and custard, then coffee. Although some of our vegetarian friends did not have such good fare. Owen

Money proved to be on top form, and I believe everyone enjoyed themselves. Fortunately, the Ynysangharad group were able to sit together, and yet again two of our members won the raffle.


Daffodils to Leeches – 7 Oct 09

Two talks with a difference. The first speaker was a trained herbalist (dressed as a Welsh lady), Jayne Milner - who practices in North Wales. She outlined part of the history of the use of herbs and oils, and spoke at length on how sage, cinnamon etc assists numerous ailments from hot flushes to diabetes. If you want to access further information try:

www.jaynemilner.com OR http://www/herbalremediesinfo.com/

Jayne did stress that people on medication should check that taking herbal remedies might impact upon prescribed medicine.
The second speaker was Kevin Stephens, the Chief Executive of a Company called Alzheim Ltd, based in Talgarth. This Company has grown a valley of a certain species of daffodils, and extract galanthamine (a part of the daffodil bulb) which has proven successful in stemming the progression of Alzheimer’s. They are now seeking a business partner to take this one step further from the research stage to produce an acceptable ‘pill’. Unfortunately, with all new drugs this is extremely expensive and has yet to be passed by NICE.

The attendance at the talks was extremely good, with another planned for the next day for more W.I. members.
Erica Hills gave a brief talk on the event to members at the October meeting, and if you want more information this can be obtained from the web, or ask us as we have copies.

October Raffle Prize

Set of 2 cocktail glasses


Committee Members

We have two new committee members – Pat Porch and Margaret Perry. If you would like
to volunteer and join them, be sure to let us know at the next meeting or via the contact details over the page. Your views and support is needed so much to mould our W.I.

Refreshments Rota

We also need volunteers to help out here as well for 11 Nov and 9 Dec.


Recipe of the Month

Melon and Feta Salad

To make this recipe work, choose a ripe, sweet melon with a nice aromatic smell. If you cannot find a ripe melon, it’s better to use a different fruit, such as a ripe mango or even strawberries. The feta can be left out, and fried bacon bits may be added.

Ingredients 2–3 small portions

1 spring onion
Sprig of fresh parsley
About 25g feta cheese cubes
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons flaxseed or olive oil
Pinch of salt
Pinch of pepper
1/2 very small cantaloupe melon

Method

Wash and chop the spring onion finely. Chop the parsley finely. Crumble the feta cheese.

Mix the spring onion with the parsley, lemon juice, oil, and a pinch each of salt and pepper.

Cut the melon into three wedges and scoop out the seeds. Remove the skin from the melon, cut the flesh into pieces and put them in a bowl.

Mix the feta and spring onion dressing thoroughly with the melon. Place each melon skin wedge on a small plate and spoon over 2–3 good tablespoons of melon salad.

Tip: This melon salad can be kept in the fridge for at least a day (so there is no need to eat it all in one go).

For a family of four: Double the ingredients and serve as a starter.

(Recipe taken from an article on Good Health, which appeared on the Saga website).


Colour Competition

For our next meeting the fun competition is centred around the colour PINK. Just light entertainment as part of the evening, and is not compulsory.


NEXT MONTH

11 November 2009 at 7.30pm

Our speaker is:

Karen Phillips - Absolute Perfection
Beauty and Skincare for the Festive Season
Christmas Lunch – 1 Dec 09 - Abergavenny

Only 7 members so far. Deposits needed at next meeting (£11.50).

Contact Details

yawi@hotmail.co.uk
Lyn Daunton 01443 664768
Lynne Harris 01443 482274

You can still access the Ynysangharad W.I. website on: www.yawi.co.uk if you want to
pick up your newsletter and additional W.I. information. You will receive a copy by mail
if you do not have access to a computer.